Answer:
4 cm
Step-by-step explanation:
Given 2 similar figures with sides in ratio a : b , then
ratio of areas = a² : b²
let n be the length of the smaller one , then
ratio of sides = n : 10
ratio of areas = n² : 10² = n² : 100
Using proportion
( [tex]\frac{ratio}{area}[/tex] )
[tex]\frac{n^2}{24}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{100}{150}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{2}{3}[/tex] ( cross- multiply )
3n² = 48 ( divide both sides by 3 )
n² = 16 ( take the square root of both sides )
n = [tex]\sqrt{16}[/tex] = 4
length of the smaller one is 4 cm
